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Enchiladas

A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce.

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    A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce.

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empanadasnounAny of a variety of stuffed pastries found in Spanish, Filipino, and Latin American cuisine.
chilaquilesnounA traditional Mexican dish of fried tortilla chips topped with salsa.
empanadanounAny of a variety of stuffed pastries found in Spanish, Filipino, and Latin American cuisine.
quesadillasnounA Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.
tortillasnounA type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.
burritosnounA Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.
fajitasnounA Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat and/or vegetables in a soft flour tortilla, often served with salad or a savoury filling.
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tamalesnounA Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet filling) then steamed in corn husks.
chimichangasnoun(US) A deep-fried wet burrito
huevos rancherosnounA Mexican breakfast dish of fried eggs served on fried corn tortillas topped with a tomato-chili sauce.
tortillanounA type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.
quesadillanounA Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.
carnitasnounA Mexican dish involving strips of braised or roasted pork.
chalupanounA specialty food of south-central Mexico, consisting of a bowl-shaped fried tortilla stuffed with chopped meat, lettuce, cheese, etc.
jalapenosnounAlternative spelling of jalapeño. [A cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum.]
tomatillosnounA plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.
huevosnounHuevos rancheros, a Mexican breakfast dish
chicharronesnounA pork rind; pork scratching.
fajitanounA Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat and/or vegetables in a soft flour tortilla, often served with salad or a savoury filling.

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